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Tesla with no steering wheel: due 2021, delivered late

Elon Musk promised cars with no steering wheel or pedals by Apr 22, 2021. It happened, but 5.0 years late.

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“Probably 2 years from now, we'll make a car that has no steering wheels or pedals.”
— Elon Musk · Apr 22, 2019 · Tesla Autonomy Day 2019 (official Tesla YouTube channel) 3:10:39 ↗
Video: Tesla Autonomy Day 2019 (official Tesla YouTube channel)
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 3:10:39 — TESLA AUTONOMY DAY 2019 (OFFICIAL TESLA YOUTUBE CHANNEL)
What actually happened

Musk promised a car with no steering wheel or pedals in about two years (~2021). Tesla started production of the Cybercab — no steering wheel, no pedals — at Giga Texas in April 2026, about five years late. Fetched Sep 26 2026: Wikipedia records paid public Cybercab rides in Austin from Sep 4 2026 and unsupervised FSD v15 on the Cybercab fleet. The previous partial caveat (no unsupervised operation, no customer rides) is stale. Literal 'make a car with no steering wheel or pedals' delivered late. Wikipedia — Tesla Cybercab (fetched Sep 26 2026): production Apr 2026; paid unsupervised Austin rides from Sep 4 ↗

The Progression

Apr 22, 2019
The promise: “Probably 2 years from now, we'll make a car that has no steering wheels or pedals.” · Tesla Autonomy Day 2019 (official Tesla YouTube channel) 3:10:39 ↗
Apr 23, 2026
Delivered · Late — 5.0 years late. Musk promised a car with no steering wheel or pedals in about two years (~2021). Tesla started production of the Cybercab — no steering wheel, no pedals — at Giga Texas in April 2026, about five years late. Fetched Sep 26 2026: Wikipedia records paid public Cybercab rides in Austin from Sep 4 2026 and unsupervised FSD v15 on the Cybercab fleet. The previous partial caveat (no unsupervised operation, no customer rides) is stale. Literal 'make a car with no steering wheel or pedals' delivered late. Wikipedia — Tesla Cybercab (fetched Sep 26 2026): production Apr 2026; paid unsupervised Austin rides from Sep 4 ↗
Today · Oct 14, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 5.0 years late. It happened — eventually.
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Questions about Tesla No Steering Wheel

What did Elon Musk promise about Tesla No Steering Wheel?

On Apr 22, 2019, Elon Musk said: “Probably 2 years from now, we'll make a car that has no steering wheels or pedals.” (source).

Did it happen?

Musk promised a car with no steering wheel or pedals in about two years (~2021). Tesla started production of the Cybercab — no steering wheel, no pedals — at Giga Texas in April 2026, about five years late. Fetched Sep 26 2026: Wikipedia records paid public Cybercab rides in Austin from Sep 4 2026 and unsupervised FSD v15 on the Cybercab fleet. The previous partial caveat (no unsupervised operation, no customer rides) is stale. Literal 'make a car with no steering wheel or pedals' delivered late. (Wikipedia — Tesla Cybercab (fetched Sep 26 2026): production Apr 2026; paid unsupervised Austin rides from Sep 4)

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